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Surfaces

CHINA | Tue, 26 Sep 2006 | By taroso | Views [488] | Comments [1]

Yesterday, in a park near Tianamen Square, we saw some traditional-looking buildings that had recently been built and another that was in the process of being finished: a couple of square metres of bare concrete was left uncovered and labourers perched ... Read more >

Tags: General

Another arrival

CHINA | Tue, 15 Jul 2008 | By avant-garde_chauvintist | Views [436]

Bangkok this time.  My flight was about four hours, so I tried to catch up on the sleep that I'd missed by "sleeping" in the airport the night before.  It worked alright. I arrived and bought a Thai sim card for my cell phone.  However, my ... Read more >

hua shan

CHINA | Mon, 14 May 2007 | By hannah-may | Views [307]

hua shan - you are an enigma wrapped in a mystical blanket, shrouded in ... smog

Tags: Mountains

Hard Seat

CHINA | Sat, 27 Oct 2007 | By guillermoafonso | Views [230]

Hard Seat Los trenes en China son otro cantar que Rusia o Mongolia. Son posiblemente mi forma de transporte favorita en China. Las clases existentes son mas o menos las siguientes: Soft Sleeper (cama blanda), Hard Sleeper (cama dura, realmente es como ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Stuck at an internet cafe

CHINA | Mon, 4 Feb 2008 | By jojo2go | Views [225]

I'm sat at this internet cafe waiting for my 6pm train to Chengdu, in a town called Panzihua. Actually I arrived in Panzihua 2 days ago, with no intention of staying here, but all sleeper train tickets to Chengdu were sold out, due to the Spring Festival.... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Terracotta Warriors

CHINA | Fri, 20 Feb 2009 | By tarub | Views [203] | Comments [2]

Ranking up as one of China's top historical sights, the 2000-year-old Army of Terracotta Warriors remains stunningly well preserved. The 6000 figures of warriors and horses face east in a rectangular battle array. Every figure differs in facial features ... Read more >

China or bust!

CHINA | Wed, 21 Apr 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [115]

The power was restored last night, but it went off again early this morning. I am so glad that I dug out my headlamp because using the bathroom at 4:00am would have been difficult. By 6:00am there was enough light in the sky so that I could pack my ... Read more >

Mind over Matter

CHINA | Fri, 16 Mar 2012 | By oryxx | Views [86]

One of the things I notice when I teach piano to adults is how people get in the way of their learning.  People will say they’ve wanted to learn piano for years and it’s a dream come true to be starting lessons, but all too often they stop because ... Read more >

A Breakfast in Taiwan

CHINA | Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By hohoho | Views [52]

'One baked roll,2 bacon egg rolls,1 steamed bread and 2 cups of soy milk and 2 cups of coffee .' Taking off our helmets,sitting around the tatty table,we placed our order to the breakfast vendor. Surrounded by thousands of fragrance spurt from those ... Read more >

Tags: travel writing scholarship 2012

Photos: Modes of transport in Tibet

CHINA | Fri, 5 Feb 2010 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery


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